ReviewInsects2022
Chemical Control of Mosquitoes and the Pesticide Treadmill: A Case for Photosensitive Insecticides as Larvicides.
Review in Insects, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 53 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Bromide is a surprisingly potent larvicide for Anopheles gambiae in the laboratory.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Mechanisms of carbamate resistance in the malaria vector:Parasite epidemiology and control · 2026Review
- Knockdown resistance (kdr) mutations in the Japanese encephalitis virus vector Culex tritaeniorhynchus from the Republic of Korea.Tropical medicine and health · 2026Article
- Insecticidal potential of Areca catechu nut extract against multiple life stages of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus.PloS one · 2026Article
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- Environmental Factors That Regulate Mosquito Physiology and Behavior.Annual review of entomology · 2026Review
- Are we doing our best to contain the spread of West Nile virus? Evaluating intervention efficacy through mathematical modelling.Parasites & vectors · 2025Article
- Detection and genetic diversity of Wolbachia and its associated prophage WO in mosquito populations from Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Bioactive profiling, larvicidal and pupicidal activities ofJournal of parasitic diseases : official organ of the Indian Society for Parasitology · 2025Article
- Unraveling the Interaction Mechanism of the Compounds From Cladophora sp to Recognize Prospective Larvicidal and Bactericidal Activities: In vitro and In Silico Approaches.Molecular biotechnology · 2025Article
- Larvicidal Activity of Extracts from theInsects · 2025Article
- Making scents of mosquito repellents.Trends in parasitology · 2025Review
- Seroprevalence of Chikungunya and O'nyong-nyong Viruses in Senegal, West Africa.Journal of medical virology · 2025Article
- Trends in insecticide resistance in natural populations of Culex quinquefasciatus and its impact on mosquito fitness in Dschang, West Cameroon.Parasitology research · 2025Article
- Imidazolium salt's toxic effects in larvae and cells of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae).Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Isolation of a NovelJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Insecticides reduce the spread of mosquito-borne disease. Over the past century, mosquito control has mostly relied on neurotoxic chemicals-such as pyrethroids, neonicotinoids, chlorinated hydrocarbons, carbamates and organophosphates-that target adults. However, their persistent use has selected for insecticide resistance. This has led to the application of progressively higher amounts of insecticides-known as the pesticide treadmill-and negative consequences for ecosystems. Comparatively less attention has been paid to larvae, even though larval death eliminates a mosquito's potential to transmit disease and reproduce. Larvae have been targeted by source reduction, biological control, growth regulators and neurotoxins, but hurdles remain. Here, we review methods of mosquito control and argue that photoactive molecules that target larvae-called photosensitive insecticides or PSIs-are an environmentally friendly addition to our mosquitocidal arsenal. PSIs are ingested by larvae and produce reactive oxygen species (ROS) when activated by light. ROS then damage macromolecules resulting in larval death. PSIs are degraded by light, eliminating environmental accumulation. Moreover, PSIs only harm small translucent organisms, and their broad mechanism of action that relies on oxidative damage means that resistance is less likely to evolve. Therefore, PSIs are a promising alternative for controlling mosquitoes in an environmentally sustainable manner.
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